Can America Do Anything at All to Encourage Democracy?
As uprisings happen in China and Iran, it’s no accident the United States hasn’t been involved.
Will U.S. Midterm Results Affect Washington’s Foreign Policy?
A Republican-led House could mean a more hawkish stance on China and less aid for Ukraine—or more of the same.
Nigeria’s Young Voters Are Backing an Outsider for President
Peter Obi belongs to the Igbo minority and lacks a major party platform, but he promises a break from the country’s corrupt gerontocracy.
Ukraine’s War Is Like World War I, Not World War II
The West is using the wrong analogy for Russia’s invasion—and worsening the outcome.
Russia Wages Winter Information War Against the West
The Kremlin is headhunting useful idiots to undermine European unity before Kyiv can prevail.
In Washington, Everyone Wins if Ukraine Wins
How backing Kyiv can bridge the partisan divide and make U.S. foreign policy great again.
Conspiracy Theories About COVID-19 Help Nobody
The continued pushing of a “lab-leak” theory is unsupported and dangerous.
How Countries Use Food to Win Friends and Influence People
The spacious ground-floor space in the former residence of the Spanish ambassador in Washington, D.C., was packed with people. All around the walls, large, colorful, artistic pictures of Spanish ingredients and specialties revealed what the event was all about: Spanish food. The audience was composed of professionals and enthusiasts who had come to hear a…
U.S. Embassies in Africa Are Chronically Short-Staffed
U.S. embassies across Africa are facing chronic staffing shortages that are undercutting U.S. foreign-policy goals on the continent and sapping the morale of the diplomatic corps, according to interviews with multiple U.S. officials and regional experts. The problem has caught the attention of top U.S. lawmakers, who have raised alarm bells about the long-term impact…
Africa Day 2022 and the continent’s food crisis.
The African continent commemorates Africa Day on 25 May under the shadow of soaring food prices due to Covid-19, climatic disorders, and the conflict in Ukraine. The AU Chairperson says it is a challenge the country will confront as it did Covid-19. Read all